Thomas Rypens

Thomas Rypens has a diverse work experience, starting with their current role as the Direct to Consumer Director at Club Brugge since 2022. In this position, they are responsible for various services such as ticketing, merchandising, F&B, kids, esports, memberships, innovation, and digital strategy. Thomas is also a co-head of Club Media House, an internal communication agency at Club Brugge.

Prior to this, Thomas was involved with MyPitch as a Co-Founder & Advisor, where they helped football players discover their potential through game insights. Thomas also co-founded the world's first self-tracking football community and collaborated with local football clubs.

Before their involvement with MyPitch, Thomas worked as the Operations Lead at Made Design & Innovation from 2020 to 2022. Thomas also served as the Digital Lead at the same company from 2018 to 2020.

In 2011, Thomas founded their own company, Webstudio, where they worked as the Founder until 2019. Thomas also held positions at Springbok Agency and Uni-t Web Communication, where they worked as a Development Lead and Digital Project Lead, respectively.

Thomas's earlier work experience includes a role as a Press & Marketing Assistant at RSC Anderlecht from 2008 to 2009.

Throughout their career, Thomas has gained expertise in areas such as operations management, digital strategy, communication, and web development.

Thomas Rypens began their education in 2000 at Sint-Theresia College (STK) where they studied Economics - Languages. Thomas completed their studies there in 2003. From 2003 to 2006, Thomas attended Sint Berthoutinstituut Klein-Seminarie (Bim-Sem); however, the specific degree and field of study are not mentioned.

In 2006, Thomas enrolled at Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, majoring in Communication Management (Public Relations). Thomas completed this bachelor's degree program in 2009. Following that, from 2009 to 2011, they pursued a Bachelor's degree in Interactive Multimedia Design at the same university.

In terms of additional certifications, Thomas obtained an Email Marketing certification from LUON in April 2009. Later, in February 2019, they became an Asana Certified Pro through Asana. In May 2019, Thomas achieved Holacracy Certified Coaching from Energized.org and Holacracy certification from Springest. Lastly, in May 2023, they obtained a Pro League Business School certification in Good governance of professional football from the University of Antwerp.